Remington 03 target rifle!!!

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I took the Rem. 03 out today to shake off the dust. It is a target style set up with a globe front and peep rear. I shot it at 100 yds. unsupported bench and got some under 3/4 " groups. This is one fine set up with an unbelievable trigger. I surprized my self that I could still shoot a peep set up. I was shooting Win. 180 gr. soft-points.:eek:

[Match223]

Pic's please, I'm thinking of building one

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Here are pictures of my Rem. 03 target setup. I'll have to take better pic's to show detail.:icon_wink:

[Marine A5 Sniper Rifle]

I like the sock feet, and that looks like a nice rifle.

Jim

[Match223]

I'm going to try to work on mine this winter and shoot it in the spring

[Liam]

Looks almost like a CG-63 stock. Swede Mausers converted for civilian 300m shoots. Is the barrel free-floated as well?
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/Liam_068/Z7683A.jpg

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The barrel is free floated. I haven't had the rifle disassembled to see if its bedded but it sure is tight. I'll try posting some better pictures sans the socks.:icon_scratch:

[dryheat]

As good as that looks, it ought to shoot.

[cplbullet]

Stock looks great, I am sure with some load work you could get the groups down to 3/4" @ 100 for sure.

[bd1]

Nice stick! When, if ever, was that modified '03 a popular NRA Match Rifle? The '30's and pre and post-WWII years are a blur to me.

[pelago]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/pelago177/03targetrifles-1.jpg

four target rifles, one of them is original 20's NRA sporter, two of them are 22's and one is 2006 1903 from 1937 last year i shot a possible with it at camp lejeune at 600

neat neat old rifles, and two of them have scopes one is lyman 10 power for 22 and the other is unertl 20 power, dead on at 600 yards

[Allen Humphrey]

Stars-and-Bars,
Is that a USGI barrel? Very nice looking rifle.

[stars-n-bars]

Allen, It is a USGI barrel an RA stamped one , I can't remember the date but will dig it out tomorrow and let you know.

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Here are some more pictures I took for a 3-05-2011 auction. Thought I would let you fella's have a better look at it before I regretablly have to part with it.:eusa_wall::icon_scratch:

[Griff Murphey]

Converted 03's were still very popular in high power when I started shooting in 1965. A lot of guys kept with them for their whole career in the sport. You started seeing less and less of them in the 80's I would say.

I think the 03's retired as the WW2 guys got too old to shoot or died off. The new shooters were all beginning with AR's I guess and the M-1A was on the way out by the late 80's early 90's.

[bd1]

Converted 03's were still very popular in high power when I started shooting in 1965. A lot of guys kept with them for their whole career in the sport. You started seeing less and less of them in the 80's I would say.

I think it's only because Winchester made a "new" Model 70 short action (.308/.243/7mm-08) and the rifle was an easier to build, barrel, and accurize than the '03 platform.

[dryheat]

Here is mine. It has old-time yellow bedding that is kind of falling apart. A Timney trigger.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/jerryjeff/sa%2003a3/sa03008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/jerryjeff/sa%2003a3/sa03002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/jerryjeff/sa%2003a3/sa03005.jpg

[Bob S]

Looks almost like a CG-63 stock.

Stock is a Bishop Challenger or Champion. Whichever it is, I have the opposite one on the first 03A3 match rifle that I built 45 years ago.

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Bob, It is a Bishop and it is an o3/A3. Who ever put this rifle together sure knew what they were doing. I really hate to part with it but somethings have to go to make roon for others. The trigger on this rifle breaks cleaner than any other rifle I've fired.